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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
04-29-2014, 11:10 AM
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Touch the seals with a toothpick. If gummy, sticky, or crumbly, they need to be replaced.
Steve
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
04-27-2014, 11:51 AM
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The KM is a K1000 with a few of the goodies from the Spotmatic retained...depth-of-field preview and self-timer. It is usually less money and a better value overall than the K1000.
The main features that either a KX or MX bring to the table over the KM is the full-information viewfinder showing both shutter speed and aperture as well as a more sensitive meter. The MX is also quite small which can be either a plus or minus feature depending on the size of your hands.
The camera reviews on this site are a good resource for comparing camera features. I would also recommend the user manuals at the Butkus site:
http://www.butkus.org/chinon/pentax.htm
The manuals contain full specifications as well as usage guidelines photos etc. You might also want to search by camera name on Flickr to bring up photos of the various cameras. You might even come up with vintage ads such as this one posted by forum member Nesster:
 Pentax MX 1979 by Nesster, on Flickr
Steve
BTW...I both own and am partial to the KX as far as Pentax film bodies are concerned, but generally shoot with Ricohs of the same vintage.
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This is about the point at which the thread degenerates to nothing but camera porn. Enjoy!
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